Where are you in Fantasyland? October, 2022

Still reading Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

I finished my re-read of The Hobbit. Very quick read, in stark contrast to all of the contemporary fantasy doorstoppers published now. I enjoyed it 40 years later. The only part that didn't quite hit right was The Battle of the Five Armies. It went VERY quickly, and a lot of it was described after the fact to Bilbo (who was conked on the head and knocked out). Definitely not written the same way as Helm's Deep!

Just started my old yellow-paged paperback of Fellowship of the Ring, which is missing its cover.

Spending some time with the Athena Club in Victorian England, in The Sinister Mystery of the Mesmerizing Girl.

Spooky Birmingham, Alabama with Threshold - which is just the right mix between fantasy and horror.

I re-read Finder, which was a little jarring after these years of COVID-19.

I'm still in Elendel with Shadows of Self.

Finished Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Liked it well enough. Next up is The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik.

>7 seitherin: You're the third person today I've seen on the threads who finished Mexican Gothic yesterday or today! Seems like it might be a sign that it's time for me to read it.... I picked up my preorder of The Golden Enclaves last week but I think I want to reread the first two books before diving in.

>8 curioussquared: You definitely want to read the Novik books in order. Where one ends, the next one begins.

>9 seitherin: Definitely! I already read and loved the first two, just want to refresh my memory prior to book 3 :)

I'm heading back into space with Nona the Ninth.

Currently reading 2 books, so am in 2 places, the planet Endor The Princess and the Scoundrel by Beth Revis and Widdershins, MA in Maelstrom by Jordan Hawk.

>12 Jenson_AKA_DL:, sounds like it entirely does away with The Truce at Bakura and The Courtship of Princess Leia. Not that I expected otherwise.

I just finished The very secret society of irregular witches by Sangu Mandanna. Present day witch who makes fake potions etc. in online videos ends up invited to tutor three kid witches being raised by a group of assorted adults in a house in the country, near the sea. Elements include round family, a little romance, orphans, a queer couple, loneliness, an abusive family of origin. Plus magic, spells, and potions.

Added Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes - 30th Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman to my reading rotation.

>11 Narilka: I'm just getting around to Harrow the Ninth and am confused but enjoying it so far.

>14 karenb: I just picked this one up and am excited to get to it!

I'm finally reading The Bone Clocks. Very well written, and lots of interesting images & concepts. I'm still confused at 240 pages in, but so are most of the main characters, so who am I to complain? :-)

> I'm still confused at 240 pages in, but so are most of the main characters, so who am I to complain? :-)

Ah, when art imitates life!

>16 curioussquared: Good luck with Harrow. It is confusing for almost 70% of the book. I'm loving Nona much more than Harrow :)

I've moved on to Chicago for a Small Favor.

I'm in LA waiting for the Expiration date.

>11 Narilka: . mmm. definitely worth the read. I have questions, but don't want to add spoilers.

>16 curioussquared: Harrow the Ninth is not your standard linear narrative! I really really liked it.

Spoiler question for those who have read Harrow the Ninth: Harrow sees someone jump or fall off of a bridge, and I've forgotten who she saw?

Finished Sandman Vol. 1: Preludes & Nocturnes - 30th Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman. Meh.

Finished Expiration date, now I'm visiting the City of the uncommon thief.

>23 david_c: I'm enjoying it so far, but I keep trying to read it before bed, when I think it needs my full attention for hours at a time during the day :)

I'm back to Scadrial with The Bands of Mourning.

I'm jumping on the bandwagon and heading to Oxford in Babel.

I'm in New England starting to learn about Thistlefoot and the puppets.

After spending some time in Chasland to witness The Midnight Bargain, I'm back in Deverry for A Time of War.

Finished The Golden Enclaves by Naomi Novik. Enjoyed it. Added Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House - 30th Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman to my reading rotation.

Will be starting Tolkien's The Silmarillion soon!

Heading out on an airship treasure hunt in The Last Uncharted Sky.

Just back from figuring out why people get so sick with The Bruising of Qilwa.

Trying to sort out The Lies of Locke Lamora

In an alternative Kent town where the letter D just vanished one day, with Michel Faber's D - a tale of two worlds

>35 Cecrow: good luck with that! there just might be a twist or two along the way....

I'm back to Cradle for Dreadgod.

Just finished my re-read of Fellowship of the Ring, which was just as good 40 years later. On to The Two Towers!

Finished Sandman Vol. 2: The Doll's House - 30th Anniversary Edition by Neil Gaiman. Meh. Added The Law by Jim Butcher to my rotation.

Spent time in an unnamed city with a family that took advantage of The keeper as a resource. It's a graphic novel, one volume, written by Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, with art by Marco Finnegan. Creepy enough for October purposes, for sure.

November thread: https://www.librarything.com/topic/345545

I enjoyed the debut novel A Song of Dreams and Nightmares from the Indie author Jenni G. Pierson very much. It is available on Amazon and also Kindle Unlimited.
https://www.librarything.com/work/29317870/summary/229263609